[Suicide Junkie]

SJ: Originally I was against the idea of any kind of QN propulsion in trek (since it isn't) but I like the way that you used it as a rationalization for using multiple nacelles. I have to ask though, what is with your propensity for akward numbering? Why say that a nac should provide 7 movement while saying that the hull sizes would require 7, 14, 21, and 28 engines per move as hull size progresses, when you could have just said that the eng give 1 mov and hulls need 1, 2, 3, or 4 eng/mov. My sleep addled brain had to read it twice to make sure that there wasn't some actual reason for it.

The 7 movement would be provided by "small" nacelles. "medium" would give 8, "large" give 9.

So, you could have a lightcruiser require 2 small nacelles (14 epm), while a full cruiser requires 2 medium nacelles (16 epm).

Basically, it is a way to force larger ships to use slightly larger engines, and keep a sense of scale.

But note that warp core tech and propulsion tech are closely linked with better engines requiring more advanced reactors. And for the other system being more simple - it is not and reduces research diversity.

I still disagree with that diversity statement.

Anything you can do with coil abilities you can do with the reactor abilities.
Plus the fact that losing the reactor in my system kills almost all non-tactical movement. (If the nacelles are still intact, you can use auxiliary power to achieve warp 1)

I have much debate with some who wanted the Defiant as a 150kT escort! But that is not happening - it is either going to be 300kT or perhaps a 350kT new hull - which allows it to be about equal in strength to an Excelsior class ship (recall DS9 episode with the Lakota/Defiant battle). Unfortunately you cannot create mounts specifically for a single type of ship.

You didn't quite read the Last sentence, there.

In the next patch you can specify an upper limit on the valid hull size for a mount.

This means you can make the defiant 155 KT, and have defiant mounts which are limited to ships in the 154 to 156 kt range.